The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The lives and trials of a young single woman and her friends, both at work and at home.

Genre: Comedy

Cast:Mary Tyler Moore , Edward Asner , Gavin MacLeod , Valerie Harper , Ted Knight , Georgia Engel , Betty White , Cloris Leachman , John Amos , Joyce Bulifant , Lisa Gerritsen , Richard Schaal , Priscilla Morrill , John Gabriel , Larry Wilde , Nancy Walker , Patrick Campbell , Eileen Heckart

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Love Is All Around

Sat, Sep 19, 1970

On the rebound from a busted relationship, Mary Richards relocates to Minneapolis, where she quickly finds a new apartment, an associate producer's job at WJM-TV, and new friends.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Today I am a Ma'am

Sat, Sep 26, 1970

Frustrated with their single status, Mary and Rhoda invite dates to a "little gathering" at Mary's apartment.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Bess, You Is My Daughter Now

Sat, Oct 3, 1970

Mary agrees to take care of Phyllis's precocious daughter for a few days.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Divorce Isn't Everything

Sat, Oct 10, 1970

Rhoda convinces Mary to join the "Better Luck Next Time Club," an organization for divorced people, so they can take advantage of its discounted charter flights to Paris.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Keep Your Guard Up

Sat, Oct 17, 1970

Mary helps out a luckless former pro-football player who wants to be WJM's new sportscaster.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Support Your Local Mother

Sat, Oct 24, 1970

Mary puts Rhoda's visiting mother up in her apartment when Rhoda refuses to see her.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Toulouse-Lautrec Is One of My Favorite Artists

Sat, Oct 31, 1970

Mary accepts a date with a very short visiting author.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ The Snow Must Go On

Sat, Nov 7, 1970

Put in charge of the station's election coverage, Mary is put to the test when a blizzard completely suspends election results and the crew threatens to mutiny.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Bob and Rhoda and Teddy and Mary

Sat, Nov 14, 1970

Rhoda's new boyfriend takes an interest in Mary, and the newsroom preoccupies itself with the impending Teddy Awards.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Assistant Wanted, Female

Sat, Nov 21, 1970

Mary reluctantly hires Phyllis to be her assistant in the newsroom.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ 1040 or Fight

Sat, Nov 28, 1970

Mary's income-tax returns are audited by an amorous IRS agent.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Anchorman Overboard

Sat, Dec 5, 1970

Mary reluctantly arranges for Ted to speak at Phyllis's women's club.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ He's All Yours

Sat, Dec 12, 1970

Mary must deal with the amorous advances of WJM's obnoxious, and very young, new cameraman.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid II

Sat, Dec 19, 1970

Mary is forced to work not only on Christmas Day but Christmas Eve, too.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ Howard's Girl

Sat, Jan 2, 1971

Mary's budding romance with Paul Arnell hits a roadblock -- Paul's parents, who insist that Mary belongs with their favorite son, Howard.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ Party Is Such Sweet Sorrow

Sat, Jan 9, 1971

Mary is offered a job to produce her own show at another television station.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ Just a Lunch

Sat, Jan 16, 1971

A globe-trotting journalist returns to WJM and catches Mary's eye, but she can't see beyond the fact that he's still married.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ Second Story Story

Sat, Jan 23, 1971

Mary's apartment is burglarized, twice.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ We Closed in Minneapolis

Sat, Jan 30, 1971

Frustrated playwright Murray has his play accepted by the Twin Cities Playhouse, and Ted and Mary join the cast.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ Hi!

Sat, Feb 6, 1971

In the hospital for a tonsillectomy, Mary must share a room with a very grumpy patient.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ The Boss Isn't Coming to Dinner

Sat, Feb 13, 1971

Mary discovers the real reason Mr. Grant has been turning down her dinner invitations -- he and his wife have separated.

22Season 1

S1.E22 ∙ A Friend in Deed

Sat, Feb 20, 1971

A forgotten pal from summer camp turns up as WJM's new receptionist and wants to be Mary's best friend again.

23Season 1

S1.E23 ∙ Smokey the Bear Wants You

Sat, Feb 27, 1971

Rhoda's generous new boyfriend has no apparent source of income, and Mary grows suspicious.

24Season 1

S1.E24 ∙ The 45-Year-Old Man

Sat, Mar 6, 1971

To get Mr. Grant back his job, Mary pays a visit to the outrageous station owner, Wild Jack Monroe.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ The Birds... and... um... Bess

Sat, Sep 18, 1971

Mary agrees to explain the "facts of life" to Phyllis's daughter, Bess.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ I Am Curious Cooper

Sat, Sep 25, 1971

Lou breaks his "not fixing people up with Mike Cooper" rule and sets up Mary with his best friend. But there's no chemistry.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ He's No Heavy... He's My Brother

Sat, Oct 2, 1971

Mary and Rhoda live to regret allowing a waiter arrange for their Mexican hotel accommodations when he asks them to deliver a mysterious package.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Room 223

Sat, Oct 9, 1971

Frustrated with her lack of progress at WJM, Mary decides to sharpen her skills with a class in television journalism. Naturally, she catches the teacher's eye.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ A Girl's Best Mother Is Not Her Friend

Sat, Oct 16, 1971

Rhoda's visiting mother decides to become Rhoda's "friend."

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Cover Boy

Sat, Oct 23, 1971

Ted receives a visit from his super-competitive brother, a male model.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Didn't You Used to Be... Wait... Don't Tell Me

Sat, Oct 30, 1971

Assuming that the relentless Howard Arnell won't be going, Mary decides to attend a high-school reunion, and Rhoda comes along.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary

Sat, Nov 6, 1971

The television newswriters union goes on strike, other guilds and unions follow, and Mary has to cross the picket line.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ And Now, Sitting in for Ted Baxter

Sat, Nov 13, 1971

Not without reason, Ted is worried that his mandatory vacation might become a permanent one.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Don't Break the Chain

Sat, Nov 20, 1971

Mary conjures up a few men from her past when she reluctantly continues Mr. Grant's chain letter.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ The Six-and-a-Half-Year Itch

Sat, Nov 27, 1971

Lou catches his favorite son-in-law at a movie theater with another woman.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Is a Friend in Need

Sat, Dec 4, 1971

Rhoda's not having much luck finding a new job, and Mary lies to her about an opening at WJM.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ The Square-Shaped Room

Sat, Dec 11, 1971

Mary arranges for Rhoda to redecorate Mr. Grant's living room.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ Ted Over Heels

Sat, Dec 18, 1971

Ted is in love, with the daughter of Chuckles the Clown.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ The Five-Minute Dress

Sat, Jan 1, 1972

Mary's new love interest, an assistant to the governor, keeps breaking their dates.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ Feeb

Sat, Jan 8, 1972

Mary feels so guilty for getting an incompetent waitress fired that she gets her a job in the newsroom.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ The Slaughter Affair

Sat, Jan 15, 1972

Murray's been moonlighting to earn extra money for a special anniversary gift, but his lack of sleep is starting to affect his performance in the newsroom.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ Baby Sit-Com

Sat, Jan 22, 1972

Mary's committed to watching Bess over the weekend, so when an old flame unexpectedly comes to town, she turns to an unlikely baby-sitter - Mr Grant.

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ More Than Neighbors

Sat, Jan 29, 1972

There's a vacant apartment in Mary's building, and Ted wants to move into it.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ The Care and Feeding of Parents

Sat, Feb 5, 1972

Pressured by Phyllis, Mary reluctantly agrees to ask the publishing company in her office building to consider Bess's school composition for "Teen Topics' magazine.

21Season 2

S2.E21 ∙ Where There's Smoke, There's Rhoda

Sat, Feb 12, 1972

A friendship is put to the test when Rhoda temporarily moves in with Mary.

22Season 2

S2.E22 ∙ You Certainly Are a Big Boy

Sat, Feb 19, 1972

Mary knew the architect she's interested in had a son, but she didn't know the son's all grown up.

23Season 2

S2.E23 ∙ Some of My Best Friends Are Rhoda

Sat, Feb 26, 1972

Mary's new friend, Joanne, is attractive, successful, polished...but she doesn't seem to take to Rhoda.

24Season 2

S2.E24 ∙ His Two Right Arms

Sat, Mar 4, 1972

Mary helps the staff of a incompetent councilman prepare for his appearance on WJM's "Face the People" show.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ The Good-Time News

Sat, Sep 16, 1972

Mary and Mr. Grant stand off over her salary and over WJM's new, informal news format -- she's for it, he's not.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ What Is Mary Richards Really Like?

Sat, Sep 23, 1972

Mary may live to regret agreeing to be interviewed by a hypercritical newspaper columnist.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Who's in Charge Here?

Sat, Sep 30, 1972

When Lou is promoted to program manager, Mary has to decide whether she wants to be promoted to producer.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Enter Rhoda's Parents

Sat, Oct 7, 1972

Rhoda's parents' visit takes a left turn when Rhoda's suspicious mother, Ida, walks out on her her husband, Martin - to make him 'happy'.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ It's Whether You Win or Lose

Sat, Oct 14, 1972

Murray doesn't seem interested in joining the poker game that Mary's arranging for the guys.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Rhoda the Beautiful

Sat, Oct 21, 1972

A slimmed-down Rhoda is selected as a contestant for her store's beauty contest, but she's having trouble accepting her new attractive self.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Just Around the Corner

Sat, Oct 28, 1972

Mary finds herself to be less than overjoyed about her parents' moving to Minneapolis.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ But Seriously, Folks

Sat, Nov 4, 1972

Mary tries to be supportive when her new boyfriend quits his job writing for Chuckles the Clown.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Farmer Ted and the News

Sat, Nov 11, 1972

Ted may have outsmarted Lou when he convinces him to strike the clause from his contract which forbids him from doing outside work; things like movies and Broadway. And cheesy commercials.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Have I Found a Guy for You

Sat, Nov 18, 1972

Mary's thinks her friends the Fosters are the perfect couple. When they split up, Mary wonders what the rules are about dating Jack Foster.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ You've Got a Friend

Sat, Nov 25, 1972

When Mary decides that her retired father needs a friend, she tries to pair him up with Mr. Grant.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ It Was Fascination, I Know

Sat, Dec 2, 1972

Mary's latest admirer is younger than she is...a lot, lot younger. And Mary must find a way to let him down gently.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ Operation: Lou

Sat, Dec 9, 1972

With Lou in the hospital, Mary and Murray are at odds in the newsroom; meanwhile, Ted's thoughtful behavior has Lou reconsidering his opinion of the buffoonish anchorman.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ Rhoda Morgenstern: Minneapolis to New York

Sat, Dec 16, 1972

Rhoda is offered a job at Bloomingdale's in New York City, and much to Mary's surprise, she accepts it.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ The Courtship of Mary's Father's Daughter

Sat, Dec 23, 1972

Mary runs into her old journalism teacher, and boyfriend, Dan Whitfield. Things get complicated when Mary and Rhoda show up at his engagement party.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ Lou's Place

Sat, Jan 6, 1973

Lou buys a friendly little bar, a lifelong dream. He comes to realize, though, that he might not have the right personality to be a friendly little-bar owner.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ My Brother's Keeper

Sat, Jan 13, 1973

Phyllis's beloved brother Ben comes to town for a visit and, much to her dismay, hits it off not with Mary but with Rhoda.

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ The Georgette Story

Sat, Jan 20, 1973

Mary and Rhoda give Georgette some sisterly advice when Ted starts taking her for granted.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ Romeo and Mary

Sat, Jan 27, 1973

One rotten date turns into extended agony and embarrassment for Mary when the boorish clown just won't give up.

20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ What Do You Do When the Boss Says 'I Love You'

Sat, Feb 3, 1973

WJM has yet another new program director, but this time it's a woman. And she's got a crush on Lou.

21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ Murray Faces Life

Sat, Feb 10, 1973

Murray falls into a major funk when an old schoolmate of his wins the Pulitzer Prize. His workmates, even Ted, try to make him appreciate the life he has.

22Season 3

S3.E22 ∙ Remembrance of Things Past

Sat, Feb 17, 1973

The one man capable of breaking Mary's heart shows up in Minneapolis, and Mary is very reluctant to see him.

23Season 3

S3.E23 ∙ Put on a Happy Face

Sat, Feb 24, 1973

A stained dress, a sprained foot, a bad cold, and a hair bump -- what else is going to wrong for Mary before the annual Teddy Awards banquet?

24Season 3

S3.E24 ∙ Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady

Sat, Mar 3, 1973

Mary lends money to Rhoda so she can open a plant store, but when the store takes off, Rhoda doesn't seem anxious about paying the money back.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ The Lars Affair

Sat, Sep 15, 1973

Phyllis struggles to accept the idea that her husband, Lars, might be having an affair with the saccharine Sue Ann Nivens, WJM's Happy Homemaker.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Angels in the Snow

Sat, Sep 22, 1973

Mary thinks there's nothing wrong about dating a younger man, but her friends and co-workers think otherwise.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Rhoda's Sister Gets Married

Sat, Sep 29, 1973

When Rhoda takes Mary along to her younger sister's wedding in New York, both of them have to cope with Rhoda's overbearing parents.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ The Lou and Edie Story

Sat, Oct 6, 1973

The newsroom rallies around Lou when he tells them about his troubles at home -- he and his wife are seeing a marriage counselor.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Hi There, Sports Fans

Sat, Oct 13, 1973

Mary asks for more responsibility and Mr. Grant gives it to her: hire a new sportscaster, and fire the old one.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Father's Day

Sat, Oct 20, 1973

Ted's long-lost father has come to Minneaoplis, and Ted doesn't want to see him.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Son of 'But Seriously, Folks'

Sat, Oct 27, 1973

When Mary's old beau Wes Callison takes a job in WJM's newsroom, she worries that his feelings for her will interfere with their jobs. And they do.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Lou's First Date

Sat, Nov 3, 1973

Mary finds Lou a date for the broadcasters' dinner, but she's not anything like what Lou was expecting.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Love Blooms at Hemples

Sat, Nov 10, 1973

Mary cautions Rhoda about taking her new relationship too fast. But Rhoda's not inclined to listen to advice.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ The Dinner Party

Sat, Nov 17, 1973

It's time for another one of Mary's dinner parties. She has six chairs at her dining-room table and exactly six portions of veal Prince Orloff.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ Just Friends

Sat, Nov 24, 1973

Sent by Mr. Grant on a surveillance mission, Mary returns from his estranged wife's apartment with a dinner invitation for him.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ We Want Baxter

Sat, Dec 1, 1973

Against everyone's better judgment, Phyllis taps Ted Baxter to run in the city council primary.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ I Gave at the Office

Sat, Dec 8, 1973

Murray remains blind to his daughter's shortcomings when she's hired to help out in the newsroom.

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ Almost a Nun's Story

Sat, Dec 15, 1973

Frustrated by Ted's errant ways, Georgette decides to live it up. And then she decides to become a nun.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ Happy Birthday, Lou!

Sat, Dec 22, 1973

Worried that Mr Grant will be alone on his first birthday separated from his wife, Mary throws together a surprise party for him.

16Season 4

S4.E16 ∙ WJM Tries Harder

Sat, Jan 5, 1974

Mary starts dating the anchorman from Minneapolis's top-rated news station and suddenly finds herself frustrated with her own humble, ratings-challenged station, WJM.

17Season 4

S4.E17 ∙ Cottage for Sale

Sat, Jan 12, 1974

Phyllis gets her real-estate license and her first victim is Lou. She convinces him to sell his house.

18Season 4

S4.E18 ∙ The Co-Producers

Sat, Jan 19, 1974

The good news: Mary and Rhoda get to co-produce WJM's new Sunday afternoon talk show. The bad news: Ted Baxter and Sue Ann Nivens are the stars.

19Season 4

S4.E19 ∙ Best of Enemies

Sat, Jan 26, 1974

When Rhoda lets out one of Mary's secrets, and refuses to apologize, it leads to the first serious test of their friendship.

20Season 4

S4.E20 ∙ Better Late... That's a Pun... Than Never

Sat, Feb 2, 1974

Working into the early morning, and delirious, Mary and Rhoda take some artistic liberties updating WJM's obituaries, and, when one of them is read on the air, there are serious consequences for Mary.

21Season 4

S4.E21 ∙ Ted Baxter Meets Walter Cronkite

Sat, Feb 9, 1974

Ted launches an expensive publicity campaign in his never-ending quest to win a Teddy award.

22Season 4

S4.E22 ∙ Lou's Second Date

Sat, Feb 16, 1974

There are second and third dates when Rhoda fills-in for an ailing Mary as Mr. Grant's dinner companion. But will the fun Rhoda and Lou are having be spoiled by gossip?

23Season 4

S4.E23 ∙ Two Wrongs Don't Make a Writer

Sat, Feb 23, 1974

Mary is less than thrilled when Ted decides to join her creative writing class.

24Season 4

S4.E24 ∙ I Was a Single for WJM

Sat, Mar 2, 1974

Mary must take over the research for WJM's feature story on a new singles bar when Murray's wife objects to his doing it.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?

Sat, Sep 14, 1974

Mary refuses to name a source for her news story and ends up in jail.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Not Just Another Pretty Face

Sat, Sep 21, 1974

Mary begins to feels that her attraction to her current beau is completely superficial.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ You Sometimes Hurt the One You Hate

Sat, Sep 28, 1974

When Ted endorses a candidate on the air, Lou gets mad and throws him out. After Lou feels what he did was wrong, Ted takes advantage of him.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Lou and That Woman

Sat, Oct 5, 1974

Lou's prospective new girlfriend is a lounge singer with a shady past.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ The Outsider

Sat, Oct 12, 1974

The consultant hired to change the WJM News makes changes that seem to annoy everyone.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ I Love a Piano

Sat, Oct 19, 1974

Murray thinks about having an affair with a woman who is offering an old piano for sale.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ A New Sue Ann

Sat, Oct 26, 1974

A fan of Sue Ann's joins the show and then starts to push her out ala All About Eve.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Menage-a-Phyllis

Sat, Nov 2, 1974

A man that Phyllis is seeing platonically starts to show an attraction for Mary.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Not a Christmas Story

Sat, Nov 9, 1974

Everyone is getting on each other's nerves when they are trapped in the newsroom by a snowstorm.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ What Are Friends For?

Sat, Nov 16, 1974

At a convention together Mary finds out that Sue Ann is much lonelier than she appears to be.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ A Boy's Best Friend

Sat, Nov 23, 1974

Ted is against his mother living with her boyfriend instead of marrying him.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ A Son for Murray

Sat, Nov 30, 1974

With three daughters, Murray's wife doesn't want to have another baby so they decide to adopt a son.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Neighbors

Sat, Dec 7, 1974

Lou moves into Rhoda's old apartment in Mary's building.

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ A Girl Like Mary

Sat, Dec 14, 1974

When Lou wants a female newscaster in the mold of Mary Richards, Mary tries out for the job.

15Season 5

S5.E15 ∙ An Affair to Forget

Sat, Dec 21, 1974

Ted convinces the newsroom that he is having an affair with Mary. No one believes her when she tries to deny it and then she has to face Georgette.

16Season 5

S5.E16 ∙ Mary Richards: Producer

Sat, Jan 4, 1975

Mary doesn't feel that she has earned the title of producer until she produces the Six O'clock News by herself.

17Season 5

S5.E17 ∙ The System

Sat, Jan 11, 1975

Ted invents a system for the weekly football pool that works and Lou goes in with him until the Superbowl.

18Season 5

S5.E18 ∙ Phyllis Whips Inflation

Sat, Jan 18, 1975

When Phyllis goes to look for a job she finds that she has no current skills.

19Season 5

S5.E19 ∙ The Shame of the Cities

Sat, Jan 25, 1975

Lou launches a major investigation into a city councilman and finds that he is not corrupt.

20Season 5

S5.E20 ∙ Marriage Minneapolis Style

Sat, Feb 1, 1975

Ted asks Georgette to marry him and then he takes it back.

21Season 5

S5.E21 ∙ You Try to Be a Nice Guy

Sat, Feb 8, 1975

Mary helps a street girl she met in prison to go straight.

22Season 5

S5.E22 ∙ You Can't Lose 'em All

Sat, Feb 15, 1975

Lou wins an award that he originally ridiculed.

23Season 5

S5.E23 ∙ Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School

Sat, Feb 22, 1975

After a conman promises to start a broadcasting school for Ted and swindles him out of his money, the newsroom staff help Ted out.

24Season 5

S5.E24 ∙ Anyone Who Hates Kids and Dogs

Sat, Mar 8, 1975

The son of Mary's new boyfriend is a royal brat.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ Edie Gets Married

Sat, Sep 13, 1975

Lou has to face the fact that his ex-wife Edie is getting married.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ Mary Moves Out

Sat, Sep 20, 1975

Looking for a change in her life, Mary moves to another apartment.

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ Mary's Father

Sat, Sep 27, 1975

While Mary is working with a priest, he announces that he is leaving the priesthood. Is it because of Mary?

4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ Murray in Love

Sat, Oct 4, 1975

Murray wants to confess to Mary that he loves her.

5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ Ted's Moment of Glory

Sat, Oct 11, 1975

Ted is tempted with an offer to host a game show in New York City. Do Mary and Lou really want to see him go?

6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ Mary's Aunt

Sat, Oct 18, 1975

Mary's Aunt Flo a hard-nosed famous newswoman flies into town and rubs Lou the wrong way.

7Season 6

S6.E7 ∙ Chuckles Bites the Dust

Sat, Oct 25, 1975

Mary thinks that the death of Chuckles the Clown is nothing to laugh about--until she attends the funeral.

8Season 6

S6.E8 ∙ Mary's Delinquent

Sat, Nov 1, 1975

Mary adopts a teen-aged shoplifter as a little sister. Sue Ann does the same adopting a black teenager which influences her in a major way.

9Season 6

S6.E9 ∙ Ted's Wedding

Sat, Nov 8, 1975

Ted and Georgette get married in Mary's apartment on an hour's notice.

10Season 6

S6.E10 ∙ Lou Douses an Old Flame

Sat, Nov 15, 1975

Lou runs into a woman who sent him a "Dear John" letter during World War II.

11Season 6

S6.E11 ∙ Mary Richards Falls in Love

Sat, Nov 22, 1975

Mary is in love and wants to hear the same from her boyfriend.

12Season 6

S6.E12 ∙ Ted's Tax Refund

Sat, Nov 29, 1975

Ted Baxter is being audited by the I.R.S.

13Season 6

S6.E13 ∙ The Happy Homemaker Takes Lou Home

Sat, Dec 6, 1975

Mary sets up a blind date for Lou with Sue Ann Nivens.

14Season 6

S6.E14 ∙ One Boyfriend Too Many

Sat, Dec 13, 1975

Mary has to choose between her current boyfriend and an old flame that returns to town.

15Season 6

S6.E15 ∙ What Do You Want to Do When You Produce?

Sat, Dec 20, 1975

When SueAnn needs a new producer, for her show, the Happy Homemaker, Murray jumps at it - thinking a chance to 'step up,' and a salary increase. Only after agreeing, does he find out working for SueAnn who wants him to call her 'Miss Nivens,' is a step down.

16Season 6

S6.E16 ∙ Not with My Wife, I Don't

Sat, Jan 3, 1976

Ted won't see a marriage counselor unless Lou goes with him.

17Season 6

S6.E17 ∙ The Seminar

Sat, Jan 10, 1976

At a seminar in Washington Lou tries to impress Mary with all his former contacts that just don't seem to exist anymore. Betty Ford makes a cameo.

18Season 6

S6.E18 ∙ Once I Had a Secret Love

Sat, Jan 17, 1976

Lou spends the night with Sue Ann and Mary can't keep the secret.

19Season 6

S6.E19 ∙ Menage-a-Lou

Sat, Jan 24, 1976

Lou is put-out when his old girlfriend, Charlene shows up at Mary's party with a date. He then quickly asks out Mary's neighbor Paula.

20Season 6

S6.E20 ∙ Murray Takes a Stand

Sat, Jan 31, 1976

Murray gets fired when he stands up to the policies of the new station owner.

21Season 6

S6.E21 ∙ Mary's Aunt Returns

Sat, Feb 7, 1976

Mary is at odds with Lou over a public television documentary.

22Season 6

S6.E22 ∙ A Reliable Source

Sat, Feb 21, 1976

Mary threatens an old friend with revealing a secret when he decides to run for office.

23Season 6

S6.E23 ∙ Sue Ann Falls in Love

Sat, Feb 28, 1976

Sue Ann falls in love with a jerk.

24Season 6

S6.E24 ∙ Ted and the Kid

Sat, Mar 6, 1976

Ted and Georgette adopted after they are told they can't have children. Then Georgette makes a startling announcement.

1Season 7

S7.E1 ∙ Mary Midwife

Sat, Sep 25, 1976

Georgette gives birth at Mary's apartment with Lou and Mary attending. Ted and Georgette have a little girl named Mary Lou, the most exciting thing to ever happen in Mary's bedroom according to Sue Ann.

2Season 7

S7.E2 ∙ Mary the Writer

Sat, Oct 2, 1976

Mary tries to sell an article she wrote to a magazine and is not happy with the feedback she receives from Lou.

3Season 7

S7.E3 ∙ Sue Ann's Sister

Sat, Oct 9, 1976

Sue Ann's sister gets an offer to do a rival cooking show in Minneapolis.

4Season 7

S7.E4 ∙ What's Wrong with Swimming?

Sat, Oct 16, 1976

Mary's choice for the new sportscaster is a former swimmer who only reports on swimming events. Lou insists that she fire her.

5Season 7

S7.E5 ∙ Ted's Change of Heart

Sat, Oct 23, 1976

After a heart attack, Ted discovers how precious life is.

6Season 7

S7.E6 ∙ One Producer Too Many

Sat, Oct 30, 1976

Lou makes Murray a co-producer after he gets an offer from another station. Mary is not happy about this situation.

7Season 7

S7.E7 ∙ My Son, the Genius

Sat, Nov 6, 1976

Ted and Georgette find out that their son is a genius who tries to take advantage of Ted.

8Season 7

S7.E8 ∙ Mary Gets a Lawyer

Sat, Nov 13, 1976

Mary's lawyer is taken with her when he is defending her on a contempt charge.

9Season 7

S7.E9 ∙ Lou Proposes

Sat, Nov 20, 1976

Lou is thinking of proposing to Mary's hard-nosed newswoman Aunt Flo.

10Season 7

S7.E10 ∙ Murray Can't Lose

Sat, Nov 27, 1976

The word is out that Murray is a sure thing to win at this year's Teddy awards.

11Season 7

S7.E11 ∙ Mary's Insomnia

Sat, Dec 4, 1976

Lou is concerned about Mary's possible addiction to sleeping pills.

12Season 7

S7.E12 ∙ Ted's Temptation

Sat, Dec 11, 1976

An attractive journalist tries to seduce Ted at a convention.

13Season 7

S7.E13 ∙ Look at Us, We're Walking

Sat, Dec 25, 1976

The newsroom staff threatens to quit if there are not any pay raises.

14Season 7

S7.E14 ∙ The Critic

Sat, Jan 8, 1977

The new Six O'Clock News critic starts attacking the residents of Minneapolis.

15Season 7

S7.E15 ∙ Lou's Army Reunion

Sat, Jan 15, 1977

Lou wants to return a favor to an old Army buddy, but balks when he asks for a date with Mary.

16Season 7

S7.E16 ∙ The Ted and Georgette Show

Sat, Jan 22, 1977

Ted and Georgette do a show that becomes a hit, but Georgette would rather stay at home taking care of her family.

17Season 7

S7.E17 ∙ Sue Ann Gets the Ax

Sat, Jan 29, 1977

After Sue Ann Niven's Happy Homemaker show is canceled she gets a job in the newsroom.

18Season 7

S7.E18 ∙ Hail the Conquering Gordy

Sat, Feb 5, 1977

Gordy the former WJM weatherman now a network star returns and Ted hopes for a job.

19Season 7

S7.E19 ∙ Mary and the Sexagenarian

Sat, Feb 12, 1977

Without knowing it, Mary accepts a date from Murray's father.

20Season 7

S7.E20 ∙ Murray Ghosts for Ted

Sat, Feb 19, 1977

Ted refuses to give Murray credit after an article he ghost writes for Ted becomes popular.

21Season 7

S7.E21 ∙ Mary's Three Husbands

Sat, Feb 26, 1977

After a long day Lou, Murray and Ted have a drink and fantasize what it would be like to be married to Mary.

22Season 7

S7.E22 ∙ Mary's Big Party

Sat, Mar 5, 1977

Mary hopes that finally she'll have one dinner party that is not a disaster. Tonight Johnny Carson is going to make an appearance and then the lights go out.

23Season 7

S7.E23 ∙ Lou Dates Mary

Sat, Mar 12, 1977

Mary asks Lou out for a date after Georgette suggests it.

24Season 7

S7.E24 ∙ The Last Show

Sat, Mar 19, 1977

In the upside world of WJM, there's a shake up in the newsroom and everybody but Ted gets fired including Mary who is left to turn out the lights.